Battlefront II‘s physical sales at launch were 60 percent lower than DICE’s first Battlefront on the U.K. charts. Not only that, but Battlefront II failed to wrest the top spot from Call of Duty: WWII, landing at number two.

To be fair, these figures do not include Battlefront II‘s digital sales, which will almost certainly outpace the first Battlefront‘s given how the market has shifted. However, it’s far from certain the game’s digital sales would make up for the 60 percent dip in physical sales.

It looks like EA’s concession to fans just before Battlefront II‘s release might have been too little, too late, as feelings of resentment surely carried over into the game’s release. It will be interesting to see if sales pick up as the holiday season approaches. The story about Battlefront II‘s controversy reached mainstream news outlets like CNN and NPR, so even parents who would be more likely to buy a Star Wars game for their kids might think twice now before throwing down 60 bucks at GameStop.

Star Wars Battlefront II is available now for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.

About Michael Goroff

Michael Goroff has been gaming for almost three decades. He's a lover of all games and systems, but he mostly plays Xbox. That being said, if he's a fanboy, he's a fanboy for the game industry as a whole. Spit white-hot fanboy hate at him, trash talk his Gold II rank on Rocket League, or maybe just send him a cordial hello on Twitter @gogogoroff.

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Star Wars Battlefront II backlash may have actually hurt sales

The first sales numbers for Battlefront II don't look great for EA, but is the loot box kerfuffle to blame?

Battlefront II‘s physical sales at launch were 60 percent lower than DICE’s first Battlefront on the U.K. charts. Not only that, but Battlefront II failed to wrest the top spot from Call of Duty: WWII, landing at number two.

To be fair, these figures do not include Battlefront II‘s digital sales, which will almost certainly outpace the first Battlefront‘s given how the market has shifted. However, it’s far from certain the game’s digital sales would make up for the 60 percent dip in physical sales.

It looks like EA’s concession to fans just before Battlefront II‘s release might have been too little, too late, as feelings of resentment surely carried over into the game’s release. It will be interesting to see if sales pick up as the holiday season approaches. The story about Battlefront II‘s controversy reached mainstream news outlets like CNN and NPR, so even parents who would be more likely to buy a Star Wars game for their kids might think twice now before throwing down 60 bucks at GameStop.

Star Wars Battlefront II is available now for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.

About Michael Goroff

Michael Goroff has been gaming for almost three decades. He's a lover of all games and systems, but he mostly plays Xbox. That being said, if he's a fanboy, he's a fanboy for the game industry as a whole. Spit white-hot fanboy hate at him, trash talk his Gold II rank on Rocket League, or maybe just send him a cordial hello on Twitter @gogogoroff.